Glossary Flashcards
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ATS SURVEILLANCE SERVICE
A term used to indicate a service provided directly by means of an ATS surveillance system.
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ATS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
- A generic term meaning variously, ADS-B, PSR, SSR or any comparable ground-based system that enables the identification of aircraft
A comparable ground-based system is one that has been demonstrated, by comparative assessment or other methodology, to have a level of safety and performance equal to or better than monopulse SSR.
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ATS SURVEILLANCE
All methods of remotely sensing aircraft using certified/commissioned electronic equipment including PSR, SSR, MLAT, ADS-B, without the benefit of visual observation.
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ATS SURVEILLANCE CONTROL SERVICE
An air traffic control service provided with information derived from ATS surveillance equipment sources
ex: turning an aircraft 20 degrees to gain separation between it and another aircraft.
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ATS SURVEILLANCE SEPARATION
Spacing of aircraft in accordance with established minima, based on information derived from ATS surveillance
ex: Maintaining 1000 feet vertical separation between co-located PPSs, until 5 miles between the centres of the PPSs is achieved.
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ATS SURVEILLANCE ADVISORY
Advice and information based on ATS surveillance observations.
ex: giving advice to an aircraft about weather observed on the situation display (if so equipped).
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ATS SURVEILLANCE MONITORING
The use of ATS surveillance for providing aircraft with information and advice relative to significant deviations from their normal flight path.
ex: you notice an aircraft off course, you query the aircraft, and assist it back on course
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DCPC (DIRECT CONTROLLER-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS)
-Communication between a controller and a pilot without resort to a relay through another unit.
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SEPARATION
The spacing between aircraft, altitudes, or tracks
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(ALT) ALTITUDE
The vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, measured from mean sea level. Also called: indicated altitude
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TRACK
The projection on the earth’s surface of the path of an aircraft, the direction of which path at any point is usually expressed in degrees from true, magnetic, or grid north
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CONTROLLED AIRSPACE
An airspace of defined dimensions within which ATC service is provided.
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RSE (radar site equipment)
A radar owned and operated by NAV CANADA
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RADAR
A radio detection device that provides information on range, azimuth, or elevation of objects, of two types:
- Primary surveillance radar
- Secondary surveillance radar
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PSR (PRIMARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR)
A radar system that detects objects by means of reflected radio signals.
Also called: primary radar